Evolving States

Phase 1: The Observer (Book I) Operating with high internal dissonance, he maintained the "Lucien" mask through manual effort, living in constant fear of his own reflection and the foreign skin he inhabited.

Phase 2: The Construct (Book II) Assuming his role as a Circuit Mediator, he armored himself in the authority of the Crown. Leaning into the cold efficiency of his mask, he began to treat his own humanity as a secondary function to his administrative duties.